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WorksheetsTEKs Fall Review — Medical Terminology (Grade 12)
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Medical Terminology: Neonatologist — Which definition best fits this term?
Physician specializing in the care of newborn infants
Surgeon focusing on bone repair in adults
Physician treating disorders of the kidneys
Specialist in diseases of the lungs
Medical Terminology: Metacarpal bones — Where are these bones located?
In the palm of the hand between the wrist and fingers
In the arch of the foot between the ankle and toes
In the forearm between the elbow and wrist
In the lower leg between the knee and ankle
Medical Terminology: Adduction — What movement does this term describe?
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Rotation of a limb along its long axis
Bending a joint to decrease the angle
Medical Terminology: Abduction — What movement does this term describe?
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
Rotation of a limb along its long axis
Straightening a joint to increase the angle
Medical Terminology: Cardiologist — Which definition best fits this term?
Physician specializing in diseases of the heart
Surgeon specializing in the brain and nervous system
Physician focusing on disorders of the skin
Specialist in the digestive system
Medical Terminology: Endomysium — What structure does this term describe?
Connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers
Connective tissue covering an entire muscle
Membrane lining joint cavities
Tendon attaching muscle to bone
Medical Terminology: Histology — What does this field study?
Microscopic structure of tissues
Chemical composition of blood
Electrical activity of the heart
Gross anatomy of organs
Medical Terminology: Quadriceps — Which statement best describes this muscle group?
Four muscles on the anterior thigh that extend the knee
Three muscles on the posterior thigh that flex the knee
Four muscles in the upper arm that flex the elbow
Two muscles in the calf that plantarflex the ankle
Medical Terminology: Superior — What does this directional term mean in anatomy?
Toward the head or above another structure
Toward the feet or below another structure
Toward the front of the body
Toward the midline of the body
Medical Terminology: Anterior — What does this directional term mean in anatomy?
Toward the front of the body
Toward the back of the body
Toward the head
Toward the feet
Medical Terminology: Posterior — What does this directional term mean in anatomy?
Toward the back of the body
Toward the front of the body
Toward the midline
Away from the midline
Medical Terminology: -rrhexis — What does this suffix mean?
Rupture or breaking
Surgical fixation
Recording or imaging
Inflammation
Medical Terminology: Anatomical position — Which description is correct?
Standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forward, feet together or slightly apart
Standing upright with arms crossed, palms inward, feet together
Sitting upright with hands on knees and feet flat
Lying supine with arms extended overhead
Medical Terminology: Chondr/o — What structure does this combining form refer to?
Cartilage
Bone
Muscle
Tendon
Medical Terminology: Angi/o — What does this combining form mean?
Vessel
Joint
Nerve
Gland
Medical Terminology: Peri- — What does this prefix mean?
Around or surrounding
Before or in front of
Within or inside
Across or through
Medical Terminology: Hemarthrosis — Which condition does this term describe?
Bleeding into a joint space
Inflammation of a tendon
Infection of bone marrow
Accumulation of fluid in the lungs
Medical Terminology: Tumor in glandular tissue — Which term best names this type of tumor?
Adenoma
Lipoma
Myoma
Neuroma
Medical Terminology: Osteonecrosis — Which condition does this term describe?
Death of bone tissue due to loss of blood supply
Softening of cartilage in a joint
Inflammation of the periosteum
Fracture of the shaft of a long bone
Medical Terminology: Cranial Cavity — Which description is correct?
The cavity within the skull that houses the brain
The cavity within the chest that houses the lungs
The cavity within the abdomen that houses the liver
The cavity within the spine that houses the spinal cord
Medical Terminology: Erythrocyte — What is this cell?
Red blood cell
White blood cell
Platelet
Bone cell
Medical Terminology: Paraplegia — Which condition does this term describe?
Paralysis of both lower limbs
Paralysis of the facial muscles
Weakness of one side of the body
Loss of sensation in the hands
Medical Terminology: Pandemic — Which description is correct?
An epidemic disease that spreads worldwide
A localized outbreak confined to one clinic
A seasonal increase in noninfectious conditions
A genetic disorder present at birth
Medical Terminology: Dys- — What does this prefix mean?
Abnormal, difficult, or painful
Excessive or above normal
Slow or underactive
Within or inside
Medical Terminology: Hypo- — What does this prefix mean?
Below normal, deficient, or under
Above normal or excessive
Around or surrounding
Across or through
Medical Terminology: -malacia — What does this suffix mean?
Softening of tissue
Surgical repair
Inflammation
Hardening of tissue
Medical Terminology: -ectomy — What does this suffix mean?
Surgical removal
Suturing
Visual examination
Incision into
Medical Terminology: -rrhage — What does this suffix mean?
Bursting forth of blood or excessive bleeding
Formation of a clot
Swelling due to fluid
Painful spasm
Medical Terminology: Frontal plane — Which description is correct?
Plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
Plane that divides the body into right and left portions
Plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
Oblique plane that cuts at an angle
Medical Terminology: -graphy — What does this suffix mean?
Process of recording or imaging
Surgical fixation
Study of a subject
Condition or disease
Medical Terminology: Rhin/o — What does this combining form refer to?
Nose
Kidney
Liver
Skin
Medical Terminology: Function of left ventricle — Which statement is correct?
Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta for systemic circulation
Receives blood from the venae cavae
Oxygenates blood within the heart
Stores blood before it enters the right ventricle
Medical Terminology: Anti- — What does this prefix mean?
Against or opposing
Before or in front of
New or recent
Large or great
Medical Terminology: Cardiomyopathy — Which condition does this term describe?
Disease of the heart muscle
Inflammation of the heart lining
Blockage of a coronary artery
Irregular electrical conduction in the heart
Medical Terminology: Neo- — What does this prefix mean?
New or recent
Old or degenerative
Within or inside
Across or through
Medical Terminology: Fracture — Which description is correct?
Break in a bone
Tear of a tendon
Sprain of a ligament
Dislocation of a joint
Medical Terminology: Tri- — What does this prefix mean?
Three
Across
Half
Nine
